Blogs from Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North America - page 18

I hope that there are people out there still keeping track of us;) Yesterday we had a full day in Memphis. There were so many different things to do that we had to make some tough choices. We visited the Stax Museum first which is a music museum about soul music. Chris is by far the most educated of us all when it comes to music so he chose this particular one to visit. It was really a neat museum as all of us learned about the evolution of soul music and saw some great artifacts. It was disgustingly hot and humid, the 90's...yuck. The woman at the campground reminded me that Florida is worse and if that is the case then I don't ever foresee a move for me. After the leaving the Stax museum ... read more

Knoxville to Memphis and everyone is getting used to traveling. Rowan sleeps with her head on the cooler, Biscuit likes to be the co-pilot and often seems to think Mark can't drive without his head over Mark's shoulder surveying the road. Piper has been watching movies and reading when we haven't been annoying her with, "Look Piper! Cows!" As we were driving down Hwy 40 West, we see a pickup heading East. In the bed of the pickup is some kind of vending machine that is strapped in and standing up against the cab. Standing up against the vending machine, holding onto it, facing into the wind, is an elderly man. We could only imagine the conversation leading up to his riding along I-40 at over 70 mph standing in the bed of a pickup ... read more

After a difficult evening and not much sleep, we took to the road a bit later than usual in search of breakfast. Fortunately, we found a diner en route with coffee which lightened the mood a bit. This was to be another long day of driving because our goal was to reach the campgrounds by mid-afternoon. We pulled in about 5:30 or so local time (we forgot that Tennessee covers 2 time zones) and were greeted by Gabe's family. Within minutes of arriving, Gabe's brother in law, Tom, and I went to the camp for more beer, buns and water. The kids, including Gabe's niece, Charlotte (13), put up the tents while the adults, including Gabe's mom Alynn, chatted. We spent the evening relaxed around the campfire cooking hotdogs and marshmallows, enjoying a beer or two ... read more

After a brief stop at what was advertised as one of Arkansas most excellent flea markets in Little Rock (it was OK) we drove on...When we noticed that the road up to Chicago was going to take us right to Memphis we couldn't resist stopping at Graceland to do the real tour. A few years ago we drove through Memphis and arrived too late for the actual tours and we just took some photos at the famous driveway gate. The kids complained bitterly about going on the tour, but I think somewhat enjoyed it while we were there. When we travel it's complete role reversal...the kids wanting to never stop and just get where we're going. Brenda and I want to see what's what and take our time. Graceland is a monument to bad 70's taste ... read more

De store vidders land Turen har bestemt taget en ny vending siden vi sidst bloggede... Temperaturen er steget betydeligt og tidszonen er skiftet, turene er blevet længere, menneskene sødere og vores tempo og oplevelseskadence er for nedadgående - og det var jo et eller andet sted meningen med det hele. Ungerne går i skole næsten hver dag og lærer dels om USA dels i de medbragte matematik og danskbøger. Julie er netop blevet færdig med sin 500 siders Sofies Verden og Jeppe og SIgne guffer Jumbobøger og frilæsningsbøger ad libitum. Mette læser højt for Sigbjørn på motorvejen, medens den lokale countrymusikradiostation klæber musik ud i hele vores mobile hjem. Siden vi sidst skrev - ja, der har været nogle dage uden internet - har vi kørt gennem Tennessee, boet i naturskønne parker og oplevet Nashville og ... read more